Antonyms for stay with
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : stey |
| Phonetic Transcription : steɪ |
Definition of stay with
Origin :- "to remain," mid-15c., from Middle French estai-, stem of ester "to stay or stand," from Old French, from Latin stare "to stand" (cf. Italian stare, Spanish estar "to stand, to be"), from PIE root *sta- "to stand" (see stet). Originally "come to a halt;" sense of "remain" is first recorded 1570s.
- Noun senses of "appliance for stopping," "period of remaining in a place," and (judicial) "suspension of proceeding" all developed 1525-1550. Stay-at-home (adj.) is from 1806. Stay put is first recorded 1843, American English. "To stay put is to keep still, remain in order. A vulgar expression" [Bartlett]. Phrase stay the course is originally (1885) in reference to horses holding out till the end of a race.
- As in visit : verb be a guest of
- As in haunt : verb visit as a spirit
Synonyms for stay with
- agitate
- agonize
- annoy
- appall
- appear
- be ever present
- bedevil
- beset
- besiege
- call
- call on
- chat
- come around
- come back
- come by
- converse
- crash
- disquiet
- drop by
- drop in
- drop over
- dwell
- float
- frequent
- frighten
- go over to
- go to see
- harass
- harrow
- hit
- hound
- hover
- infest
- inhabit
- inspect
- intrude
- look around
- look in on
- look up
- madden
- manifest
- materialize
- molest
- nettle
- obsess
- overrun
- pay a call
- pay a visit to
- permeate
- pervade
- pester
- plague
- play
- pop in
- possess
- prey on
- rack
- reappear
- recur
- reside
- return
- rise
- see
- sojourn
- spook
- stay at
- stay with
- step in
- stop by
- stop off
- swing by
- take in
- talk
- tarry
- tease
- terrify
- terrorize
- torment
- tour
- trouble
- vex
- voodoo
- walk
- weigh on
- worry
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